cykomf wrote:
Seems to be to be a bit misleading. Sometimes they are slightly different, I.E. 4 sides vs 3 sides or something.
I started a clean up work last year on these (usually USA) releases who started their lives without UPC and ended up with one.
Lots of people would update a "none" into an UPC or send updates saying "mine doesn't have one". Ratkins, as usual, was good at providing accurate details.
I made splits into 2 different entries when something was definitely
different between the 2 releases such as adding Digital Audio, different cover, different track list, etc. Otherwise I left a note about the possibility of having a barcode or not.
On popular titles, a quick eBay lookup will quickly show both versions nearly identical, with just the UPC to distinguish them.
Eventually the 2nd batch with UPC cover were pressed at a different factory and then the Mint Markings notes would mention (with UPC) and (no UPC) to differentiate them.
Julien